Articles are listed in alphabetical order by state within each category, so you
can easily scan through the articles for those within your state or other states
in which you have an interest.

This week’s collection of articles has an unusual array of articles! Check the
categories below for a guide. Just below are the articles (by number) of the
types of abuse reported this week:

Sexual Assault:
12, 17, 18, 67, 69, 85

Physical Abuse:
5, 7, 8. 14, 16

Neglect:
75

Murder: 11, 15

Financial abuse:
1, 13

Missing: 4

Guardianship: 35,
38

Good News: 33,
47, 79

There are also
articles of particular interest: 15 (murder by mother), 19 (relief from
death penalty due to I/DD), 25 (legislation covers treatment for autism), 31,
(no organ transplant for people with disabilities), 33 (new law to help identify
lost people with I/DD), 47 (new law to address abuse), 79 (new law to eliminate
seclusion rooms in schools).

1.“Down Syndrome Network
president convicted of stealing from charity.” Shirley Lawyer, the former
president of the Down Syndrome Network of Tampa Bay (DSNTB) entered a guilty
plea for stealing $87,000 from the charity.---wfla.com,
May 4 (Florida)
https://is.gd/DCTTzi

3.“SUV hits, kills Florida
man pushing mother in wheelchair.” Authorities say a sports utility vehicle
struck and killed a 73-year-old man who was pushing his mother in a wheelchair
across a road in Florida.---
dailyjournal.net, May 11 (Florida)
https://is.gd/t3OJsS

4.“Police search for teen
who left group home.” A Mattie’s Call has been issued for a 16-year-old after
she left her group home in Jonesboro. According to officials, Jasmine Kimbrough
left her group home on Saturday. ---wsbtv.com,
May 7 (Georgia)
https://is.gd/175nCI

5.“Handicapped man reports
attack.” A handicapped Moultrie man reported being attacked in his residence on
Friday by a woman who also stole his cell phone.---
moultrieobserver.com, May 8 (Georgia)
https://is.gd/fJFfFQ

6.“Police investigate
former Plainville Special Education teacher.” Police are investigating a former
Plainville Special Education teacher who was featured in a video allegedly
meeting a boy he thought was 15-years-old.---wtnh.com,
May 12 (Illinois)
https://is.gd/lMGeTM

7.“Video shows bus aide
hitting autistic child.” The parents of a 6-year-old Illinois child with autism
are demanding answers after a video showed an school bus aide hitting the
child.---news10.com,
May 6 (Illinois)
https://is.gd/wxs8nk

8.“Lawsuit says school aide
punched special needs child in face.” The mother of a special needs student has
filed a lawsuit against Fayette County Public Schools saying a para-educator
punched the student in the face.---
wbko.com, May 10 (Kentucky)
https://is.gd/fPU9Io

9.“Man accused of flipping
elderly woman out of wheelchair.” A 59-year-old Houma man was charged with
cruelty to the infirm after he allegedly flipped a 71-year-old woman out of her
wheelchair during a domestic dispute early Friday morning, authorities said. ---dailycomet.com,
May 8 (Louisiana)
https://is.gd/355I73

10.“Group homes rack up 62
runaway calls since April.” Three city group homes have called police 62 times
for assistance with runaway residents since April 1, a rate of almost two calls
per day.---
eagletribune.com, May 8 (Massachusetts)
https://is.gd/ERwTgB

11.“Woman, blind man fatally
shot on Detroit's west side.” A woman in her 20s and a 39-year-old blind man
were found dead Saturday night at a home on Epworth Street and Joy Road, police
said.---
clickondetroit.com, May 7 (Michigan)
https://is.gd/hafBSv

12.“EMT pleads guilty to
fondling of a vulnerable person on the job.” An EMT accused of fondling a
patient who was being transported in an ambulance is sentenced to prison
time.---wjtv.com,
May 8 (Mississippi)
https://is.gd/iXGLFQ

13.“Corinth woman charged with
felony exploitation of a vulnerable person.” A Corinth woman has been charged
with one felony count of exploitation of a vulnerable person after indictment by
the Alcorn County Grand Jury.---
dailycorinthian.com, May 10 (Mississippi)
https://is.gd/kYAVZy

15.“Ohio mother gives autistic
daughter lethal insulin dose.” An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to involuntary
manslaughter after prosecutors say she gave her autistic 21-year-old daughter a
fatal dose of insulin and did not call for help.---
10tv.com, May 9 (Ohio)
https://is.gd/vXY5BC

16.“Former Norton group home
worker indicted for alleged assaults on three residents.” A former staff worker
charged with assaulting three residents at the Judge Rotenberg Center in October
has been indicted by a Bristol County grand jury, a prosecutor said
Wednesday.---
thesunchronicle.com, May 10 (Rhode Island)
https://is.gd/eoDMYz

17.“Ex-group home counselor
charged with sex trafficking.” A former group home counselor and another man are
charged with trafficking a 17-year-old girl at hotels in Rhode Island, New York
and Massachusetts.---wcvb.com,
May 10 (Rhode Island)
https://is.gd/9QYI7h

18.“Greenville man says he was
raped by a staff member in a group home for children, accuses DSS of dragging
out lawsuit.” A young man who claims he was repeatedly raped and tortured as a
child by a staff member at a group home in Greenville County now blames the
Department of Social Services for withholding files related to the history of
child sexual abuse at the facility and dragging out the discovery phase of his
3-year-old lawsuit against the state.---
postandcourier.com, May 6 (South Carolina)
https://is.gd/ljRnvg

19.“Sentence reduced for inmate
on Texas death row for 25 years.” A man on Texas' death row for nearly 25 years
for killing a Houston bank teller is getting his sentence reduced to life in
prison after state attorneys told a federal court Wednesday they agree with his
lawyers that he's mentally impaired and ineligible for execution under U.S.
Supreme Court rulings.---
theeagle.com, May 10 (Texas)
https://is.gd/70Welk

20.“Man in wheelchair struck by
vehicle.” We have an update to a 70-year-old Kearneysville man who was struck
by a vehicle around 10:15 p.m. Friday night on the 2900 block of Charles Town
Road.---
your4state.com, May 6 (West Virginia)
https://is.gd/4Y0zUy

LAWS AND LEGISLATION

21.“With Health-Care Bill, GOP
Forgets That People With Disabilities Vote.” Historically, disability was a
bipartisan issue with major legislation being signed by Republican presidents.
But times have changed.--- rewire.news, May 8
https://is.gd/9f14tI

22.“How Trumpcare Turns Back the
Clock on Disability Rights.” To its great shame, the government is poised to
reverse many of the victories disability activists have achieved.
newrepublic.com, May 11
https://is.gd/5oG0xC

23.“ASAN Condemns House Vote on
American Health Care Act.” The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) condemns
today’s vote by the House of Representatives to pass the American Health Care
Act (AHCA). The AHCA, if passed by the Senate, would slash Medicaid supports for
Autistic adults and others with disabilities.---autisticadvocacy.org,
May 4
https://is.gd/GL084X

24.“BCBS offers autism deal;
Senate fears vote delay.” With the General Budget committee set to vote on the
autism bill Wednesday, the committee's chairman said Blue Cross Blue Shield, the
state’s largest healthcare provider, has offered to provide the similar autism
therapy insurance coverage sans mandate.---
montgomeryadvertiser.com, May 9 (Alabama)
https://is.gd/1pch8v

26.“State must not siphon off
developmental services funding.” An idea floating around the Capitol deserves
the full support of legislators and the governor: that savings from the upcoming
closures of California’s three remaining developmental centers should be used to
sustain developmental services, and not be swept into the state’s general
fund.---
dailynews.com, May 9 (California)
https://is.gd/YGmdel

27.“Oakland Schools’ Special Education Reading Clinic May Close Due to Budget
Cuts.” A large budget deficit is forcing Oakland Unified School District
administrators to make cuts, and according to school employees one casualty
could be the district’s highly touted, 16-year-old special education reading
clinic.---
eastbayexpress.com, May 4 (California) https://is.gd/48WyAn

28.“Governor signs new law
designed to help.” Gov. Holcomb ceremonially signed a new law Wednesday focused
on helping individuals with disabilities find full-time employment.---cbs4indy.com,
May 10 (Indiana)
https://is.gd/LUExqT

29.“Lake County school
officials, special education advocates say impact of Supreme Court decision
unclear.” Thhe impact of a recent Supreme Court decision that raised the legal
bar on what school districts must provide special education students in Lake
County is hard to know, local school district and advocates said.---
chicagotribune.com, May 7 (Illinois)
https://is.gd/XW99o2

30.“AFSCME wants raises for
workers who care for patients with disabilities.” The American Federation of
State, County and Municipal Employees and others on Wednesday delivered
thousands of postcards to Gov. Bruce Rauner in support of legislation that would
raise the minimum wage for workers who care for patients with developmental
disabilities.---pjstar.com,
May 10 (Illinois)
https://is.gd/RV4cfl

31.“Sara Hart Weir: Protect
Kansans with Down syndrome and other disabilities from organ transplant
discrimination.” In 1995, Sandra Jensen, a 34-year-old California woman with
Down syndrome, had a terminal heart condition and was told she needed a heart
and lung transplant in order to live. Her insurer approved the procedure if the
transplant took place at one of two transplant centers in California. Both
denied her.---
cjonline.com, May 9 (Kansas)
https://is.gd/2LHDgK

32.“Nonprofit View: Don't
abandon the disabled.” Eaach May, The Arc Carroll County holds its annual dinner
to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of people with disabilities and
recognize partnerships that are strengthening our community on behalf of people
with disabilities and their families.---
baltimoresun.com, May 7 (Maryland)
https://is.gd/ls1gtL

33. Duplicate “Law to Help
Identify Lost, Injured People With Special Needs.” Legislation designed to help
identify lost or injured people with special needs has been signed into law by
Gov. Rick Snyder.---usnews.com,
May 5 (Michigan)https://is.gd/GD0llr

34.“Law to help identify lost,
injured people with special needs.” Legislation designed to help identify lost
or injured people with special needs has been signed into law by Gov. Rick
Snyder. Michigan allows for the fingerprinting of children under age 17 if
parents or guardians request it.---upnorthlive.com¸
May 7(Michigan)
https://is.gd/ssEF2Q

35.“Advocates: Guardianship law
should focus on well-being.” Missouri law concerning guardianship and
conservatorship of incapacitated adults focuses too much on an individual’s
finances and assets in comparison to their well-being, said two guardianship
advocates who are part of a group trying to change the law.---
columbiatribune.com, May 7 (Missouri)
https://is.gd/uFh23Q

36.“Officials Want Disability
Center Kept Open for Evaluation.” State officials want to keep open for at least
three more years the Nebraska center for people with intellectual or
developmental disabilities.---
usnews.com, May 10 (Nebraska)
https://is.gd/V8ewcO

37.“Lincoln Hearing Tuesday, to
Focus on BSDC.” The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will take
public comment next Tuesday on developmental disability issues and what the
future may hold for the Beatrice State Developmental Center.---
kwbe.com, May 5 (Nebraska)
https://is.gd/efKSKA

38.“Public invited to session on
guardianship.” Members of the public on Friday afternoon will again be able to
address a commission appointed by the state Supreme Court that is studying the
state’s system of adult guardianship and conservatorship for adults deemed to be
mentally incapacitated.---
abqjournal.com, May 10 (New Mexico)
https://is.gd/ARrpCS

39.“Elder abuse cases on the
rise.” Mary Ressa recalls her father as vibrant and active, up until a cancer
diagnosis in 2013 at age 89.---
spokesman.com, May 7 (Oregon)
https://is.gd/rdxJBP

40.“Medicaid cuts bad news for
special education in Ohio.” A health-care bill approved by the U.S. House on
Thursday to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act would cost Ohio schools
millions in Medicaid funding.---
dispatch.com, May 5 (Ohio)
https://is.gd/f1kurf

41.“Grad with Hearing Loss Seeks
to Improve Education for Students with Disabilities.” Eric Moore began losing
his hearing at age 10. A few years later, as a high school sophomore, he served
as a teacher’s aide for children with visual impairments and intellectual
disabilities.---tntoday.utk.edu,
May 4 (Tennessee)
https://is.gd/xQxs8R

42.“State's Narrow Disability
Definition Resulted In Unconstitutional Death Sentence.” In 1985, Pedro Solis
Sosa was sentenced to death for kidnapping and killing a sheriff's deputy in
Wilson County. Prosecutors alleged that Sosa killed Ollie Childress Jr. with the
officer's own pistol after robbing a bank.---kut.org,
May 5 (Texas)
https://is.gd/hjQXxn

43.Duplicate “Waiver redesign
makes waves with agencies serving people with developmental disabilities.” The
business building new group homes meant for those exiting training
centers scheduled for closure may pause construction plans while working out
payment with the commonwealth, according to its CEO.---newsadvance.com,
May 6 (Virginia)https://is.gd/Lyuxh4

44.“Waiver redesign makes waves
with agencies serving people with developmental disabilities.” The business
building new group homes meant for those exiting training centers scheduled for
closure may pause construction plans while working out payment with the
commonwealth, according to its CEO.---
newsadvance.com, May 6 (Virginia)
https://is.gd/Lyuxh4

45.“Man with cerebral palsy sent
to nursing home, while group home takes steps to let him return.” After being
stranded for more than a month at a hospital, a ­45-year-old man with cerebral
palsy went to a nursing home Saturday and could, per a judge’s order, eventually
return to the ­less-restrictive group home where he had lived for more than two
decades.---
washingtonpost.com, May 6 (Virginia)
https://is.gd/9XnxbI

46.“McNeil changing treatment to
avoid ‘warehousing’ some sexual predators.” More than two dozen residents with
severe mental disabilities at Washington’s Special Commitment Center on McNeil
Island will stop being “warehoused” and start getting treatment that could help
them.---
spokesman.com, May 6 (Washington)
https://is.gd/rBnSvk

48.“A little-noticed target in
the House health bill: special education.” While House Republicans lined up
votes Wednesday for a Thursday showdown over their bill to repeal the Affordable
Care Act, Vickie Glenn sat in her Murphysboro, Illinois, office and prayed for
it to fail.---
lasvegassun.com, May 8 (Washington DC) https://is.gd/cBMfXQ

49.“Health Care Bill Hits
Special Ed; Trump Touts D.C. Vouchers Despite Poor Test Scores.” The rest of the
country may be talking about health care this week, but you must be a die-hard
education fan. NPR Ed has just the weekly news roundup you need. And, actually,
we do have a health care note.---
npr.org, May 6 (Washington DC)
https://is.gd/Dzc0c1

51.“Why one small business is
taking a chance on hiring autistic adults.” On the sun-soaked patio of
Placerville’s Lava Cap Winery, Richard eyed the case of empty blue bottles he
was picking up from wine club manager Kevin Jones.---
sacbee.com, May 8 (California)
https://is.gd/INocHt

52.“Scott Wilk: Developmentally
Disabled Community Needs Our Support.” Our developmentally and intellectually
disabled citizens see just 15 percent of their ranks finding gainful employment,
even less find it full-time; a troubling figure that has remained a major
barrier to independence for as long as it has been tracked.---
hometownstation.com. May 9 (California)
https://is.gd/WOpWZV

53.“Shortage of caregivers for
people with disabilities intensifies statewide.” In n the past year, Tom and
Rosemary Bellaire have grown accustomed to distraught phone calls in the middle
of the night from their son, Rob, who lives in a residential home for people
with disabilities.---
chicagotribune.com, May 12 (Illinois)
https://is.gd/l8yZNG

54.“50 New Uber, Lyft
Wheelchair-Accessible Cars Set To Hit City Streets: Rahm.” Chicagoans who use a
wheelchair will have an easier time hailing a ride, Mayor Rahm
Emanuel announced Monday.---
dnainfo.com, May 8 (Illinois)
https://is.gd/CYL2cu

55.“Muscatine's Transition
Program prepares special education students for life.” By this time next year,
Laura Koch’s students will run and operate a small coffee shop.---
muscatinejournal.com, May 8 (Iowa)
https://is.gd/2SgUwb

57.“Report: Students with
disabilities have higher drop-out rate.” A new report from the National Center
for Learning Disabilities shows Maine has a higher number of special education
students than the national average.---
dailyprogress.com, May 6 (Maine)
https://is.gd/mTCrfP

58.“Special needs cost Baltimore
city schools more than one-quarter of district budget.” Purple hallways lead to
the small room where school therapist Anne Marks tries to answer the question:
"What has happened to this child?"---
baltimoresun.com, May 7 (Maryland)
https://is.gd/1OgwnI

60.“Public hearing Tuesday to
focus on future of Beatrice State Developmental Center.” The future of the
Beatrice State Developmental Center will be on the table Tuesday at a public
hearing in Lincoln.---
omaha.com, May 9 (Nebraska)
https://is.gd/5YdHWk

61.“Disability and the Right to
Choose.” As a young woman, I had no particular desire to be a mother. I was
neither for nor against having and raising a child, and as things were at the
time, the opportunity had not presented itself.---
nytimes.com, May 10 (New York)
https://is.gd/gT0Vdf

62.“First responders to undergo
Autism training.” First responders across New York will soon undergo special
training. Assem. Angelo Santabarbara teamed up with Schenectady County officials
on new legislation announced Friday.---
wnyt.com, May 6 (New York)
https://is.gd/zVq9i4

63.“New effort to get service
dogs to autistic children.” JP, a Labrador retriever puppy, stopped calmly over
a storm-grate in the middle of a Bronxville street on a recent afternoon,
unfazed by the strange surface that might throw off other dogs.---
lohud.com, May 5 (New York)
https://is.gd/4I3g34

64.Educational Asperger Syndrome
series to kick off May 9.” Aspergers 101 and the San Antonio Public Library are
teaming up to present a four-part educational series titled Asperger Syndrome,
from Diagnosis to Independence.---foxsanantonio.com,
May 5 (Texas)
https://is.gd/uWXk3i

65.“A mother asked police for
help with her mentally ill son. After helping, they arrested him.” Antonia Banks
was desperate. Her son Antwon was acting strangely again.---
pilotonline.com, May5 (Virginia)
https://is.gd/IWMjbh

66.“Starting Today Persons With
Disabilities Must Pay At Red Top Meters In Central Business District.” It’s
over. Free parking is set to disappear today for the disabled in the busiest
parts of the District, where on-street parking and disabled parking spaces are
already in short supply.---alexandrianews.org,
May 12 (Washington DC)
https://is.gd/lKZLB2

INTERNATIONAL

67.“Argentina: Nun arrested for
allegedly abusing deaf children.” A Roman Catholic nun from Japan has
been arrested and charged on suspicion of helping priests sexually abuse
children at a school for youths with hearing disabilities in Argentina,
authorities said.---abcnews.go.com,
May 5 (Argentina)
http://abcnews.go.com

68.“Public Health Agency of
Canada investing in projects to address Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.”
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can result in a baby being born with Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which includes a range of physical, mental or
behavioural difficulties that last a lifetime. No amount of alcohol is safe
during pregnancy.---
newswire.ca, May 5 (Canada)
https://is.gd/yNCbiD

69.“Judge finds man guilty of
endangerment in sex assault case of deaf, mute teen.” A judge on Friday found a
Middlesex County man who
stood trial on charges that he sexually abused a teenage girl guilty of
child endangerment.---nj.com,
May 6 (Canada)
https://is.gd/zJr9A0

70.“Burlington school
retrofitted for kids with special needs could be on the chopping block.” Robert
Bateman High School was upgraded in 2004; it would cost $12M to upgrade 2
schools chosen.
cbc.ca, May 9 (Canada)
https://is.gd/Rvcbpg

71.“Windsor MPP calls on Wynne
government to support adults with developmental disabilities.” Lisa Gretzky
argues Ontario government doesn't support adults with
disabilities---cbc.ca, May 9 (Canada)
https://is.gd/PDqn2D

72.“In Chile, dogs help kids
with autism on their dentist visits.” Diego Rosales was so terrified during his
dental appointments when he was 4 that he kept biting his dentist.---ravallirepublic.com,
May 8 (Chile)
https://is.gd/Lz8MS4

73.“Disability Rights Fund holds
consultative forum on disability law.” The meeting was to collate views and
inputs of stakeholders on making certain provisions of the United Nations (UN)
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability included in Ghana's law on
disability, Persons with Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715).---
businessghana.com, May 11 (Ghana)
https://is.gd/1uYfW2

75.“Mom kept mentally-ill girl
captive in East Delhi house.” The horror of house no. 25/26 in Ganesh Nagar,
east Delhi (address incomplete to protect identity) began to sink in as cops
broke open the door on Saturday night.---timesofindia.indiatimes.com,
May 8 (India)
https://goo.gl/m9pJ6E

76.“Disability rights on the
agenda at conference in Dublin.” An international conference on the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is taking
place in Dublin tomorrow---viewdigital.org,
May 9 (Ireland)
https://is.gd/355I73

77.“Woman with special needs
loses case over Cork housing list.” A young woman with profound physical and
mental disabilities living in a damp council house unsuitable to her needs has
lost her High Court case aimed at being rehoused in more appropriate
accommodation, writes Ann O'Loughlin.---
irishexaminer.com, May 5 (Ireland)
https://is.gd/WhgCJR

78.“Parents blame firm for
suicide of intellectually disabled son.” Ko Suzuki had perfect school attendance
for more than a decade and was popular among his peers for his bright and
friendly personality.---
asahi.com, May 8 (Japan)
https://goo.gl/glXkvW

79.“Bill to ban seclusion rooms
in schools passes third reading.” A bill that will ban the use of seclusion
rooms in schools and early childhood services has passed its third reading in
Parliament.---
radionz.co.nz, May 11 (New Zealand)
https://is.gd/ihRRv4

80.“Kim Jong Un visits factory
run by disabled soldiers.” Public visit occurs just days after UN Special
Rapporteur for disability rights visits Pyongyang---nknews.org,
May 10 (North Korea)
https://is.gd/cBy0De

81.“Ensuring lifelong care for
dependants with special needs.” Most trusts are set up by individuals with more
than $2 million in assets and usually through professional firms and banks.---straitstimes.com,
May 7 (Singapore)
https://is.gd/nh2XQu

82.“The Link Between Autism and
Violence Isn’t Autism.” After some very disturbing shootings involving
individuals who reportedly had been diagnosed with an autism spectrum
disorder, there has been increased attention to the possible link between autism
and violence. ---psychologytoday.com,
May 8 (Sweden)
https://is.gd/vOiYTa

83.“Carmona hails reporters,
disability advocates.” Carmona, on Wednesday evening at the National Academy for
the Performing Arts, Portof- Spain, hosted a reception for regional delegates
participating in a training seminar on The Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities hosted by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner
for Human Rights.---
newsday.co.tt, May5 (Trinidad)
https://is.gd/TPTDvN

85.“'Monster' couple jailed for
84 child abuse charges.” A couple who subjected children to a decade of sex and
drug abuse, including rape, have been jailed.---
bbc.com, May 8 (UK)
https://is.gd/znaWSA

86.“Schizophrenic son held
pillow over face of mum and friend while they slept.” Peter Thorpe, who had been
diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, "pushed down" with the pillow while his
mum was asleep in the early hours of December 3 last year then did the same to
her friend, who was also staying at the house.---
sunderlandecho.com, May 8 (UK)
https://is.gd/q5Jmxe

87.“Grandmother vows to 'fight
all the way' to save special needs unit at Old Colwyn school.” Conwy Council is
to consult on plans to axe the facility at Ysgol Sŵn y Don which could see
pupils attend more than one school a
day---dailypost.co.uk, May 10 (UK)
https://is.gd/eycLAH

89.“Why Do Girls Show Signs of
Autism Later Than Boys?” New research looks at the reasons autistic
characteristics show up at a later age in girls, and how that phenomenon affects
diagnosis and treatment.---
healthline.com, May 10 (California)
https://is.gd/VWIWbS

90.“Cyclists to ride in "Wheels
to Succeed" adapted biking fundraiser.” Wheels to Succeed will host the Ninth
Annual No Such Thing As Impossible Bike Ride fundraiser from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
this Sunday, May 7, at the West Feliciana Parish Sports Park in St. Francisville.
Proceeds will benefit the Wheels to Succeed program of the McMains Children's
Developmental Center.---
brproud.com, May 5 (Louisiana)
https://is.gd/emx2m8

91.“Man with Down syndrome
retires from McDonald's after 33 years of service.” After 33 years of dedicated
service, a longtime employee of a local McDonald’s celebrated his retirement
Monday surrounded by friends and family.---
newsok.com, May 10 (Michigan)
https://is.gd/3wSrjG

92.“‘Crazy old woman in a
wheelchair’? No, she just has places to go.” Travel on Holmes Road out south and
you might see the “crazy old woman in a wheelchair.” Her words.---www.kansascity.com,
May 5 (Missouri)
https://is.gd/WwPz6e “Best Buddies' 'football showdown' gets players with
disabilities into the game.” As the football floated through the air, Jacob
Lanning read the play perfectly and snatched an interception.---
http://buffalonews.com, May 7 (New York)
https://is.gd/6XAaaT

93. “La Salle program helps
autistic students pursue successful careers.” Isaiah West's first foray into
computer coding came as a teenager, when he took the initial steps any aspiring
computer programmer takes — learning to make words appear on a screen.---
phillyvoice.com, May 5 (Pennsylvania)
https://is.gd/KMfz7F

94.“'Miracle Field' Opens For
Kids, Adults With Special Needs.” A new field of dreams has officially opened in
Murfreesboro. The Murfreesboro Miracle Field in McKnight Park was
custom-designed as a baseball field built for children and adults with special
needs.---
newschannel5.com, May 6 (Tennessee)
https://is.gd/ssEF2Q